Active, science-based stewardship is crucial to protecting these forests. In areas where active management has been implemented, the data suggest old-growth forests have increased. This shows that careful and strategic timber harvesting, among other methods, is an important conservation tool… The timber industry has moved on from the timber wars. It no longer seeks, nor is it equipped to harvest and process the biggest and oldest trees to make the products we all use every day. Today’s industry is focused on maintaining the region’s leadership in advanced forestry and manufacturing green building products that store carbon for generations. Without healthy forests, there is no timber industry. If we truly care about the future of our old-growth forests, we must prioritize action over process.